<named-content content-type="genus-species">Cryptococcus neoformans</named-content> Cda1 and Its Chitin Deacetylase Activity Are Required for Fungal Pathogenesis
ABSTRACT Chitin is an essential component of the cell wall of Cryptococcus neoformans conferring structural rigidity and integrity under diverse environmental conditions. Chitin deacetylase genes encode the enyzmes (chitin deacetylases [Cdas]) that deacetylate chitin, converting it to chitosan. The...
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Auteurs principaux: | Rajendra Upadhya, Lorina G. Baker, Woei C. Lam, Charles A. Specht, Maureen J. Donlin, Jennifer K. Lodge |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018
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